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BrianG · 01.17.2012, 11:34 AM

Even a switching BEC produces heat though. If a switching BEC, being ~80% efficient, is passing 3A it will still dissipate ~3W of heat (assuming constant load). So, you can gain a little less temperature on the ESC. Of couse, if weight is the primary concern and/or the load is not high, it won't gain you nearly as much. I would say it's mostly needed for larger MT/truggies in normal bashing/racing conditions.

On the DE BECs, I don't like to use the built-in plugs because they can come loose. I just wire them like any other BEC.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	01.17.2012, 11:34 AM Even a switching BEC produces heat though. If a switching BEC, being ~80% efficient, is passing 3A it will still dissipate ~3W of heat (assuming constant load). So, you can gain a little less temperature on the ESC. Of couse, if weight is the primary concern and/or the load is not high, it won't gain you nearly as much. I would say it's mostly needed for larger MT/truggies in normal bashing/racing conditions. On the DE BECs, I don't like to use the built-in plugs because they can come loose. I just wire them like any other BEC.